Analysis of Frankenstein: Focus on Feminist Theory
             One need not even read Frankenstein to realize it would probably be a key novel in the realm of feminist literary theory given the fact that Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was in fact one of the leaders in the literary movement. However, once the book is opened and the pages read there is no question. Frankenstein is a classic example of tradition female stereotyping, accusations against women, and omission of women in a novel. Every women in Frankenstein is up for debate and analysis, not that they are given enough "screen time" to know much about them. It remains clear, however, that the female struggles in the novel are key feminist literary material.
             To begin let us take a key figure in one's life, the mother. Victor Frankenstein's mother, Caroline, begins being depicted as a frail, damsel in distress. Alphonse Frankenstein rescues her from the middle of nowhere where she has been unfairly left to fend for herself, and he sends her to live with relations who will take care of her until she is "of age". There is an intense sense of occasion and properness that exists, making Alphonse seem the perfect gentlemen/ knight in shining armour and making Caroline seem to be weak and frail, unable to take care of herself.
             After she marries Alphonse Frankenstein and money is not an anxiety, she becomes a protector to the ones less fortunate than her. She is kindhearted, caring and extravagant towards her children. She is, basically, the ideal mother. The portrayal of Caroline can be compared to Elizabeth's; both seem to be the exact representation of femininity in eighteenth century philosophy. Caroline Beaufort is a selfless mother who dies caring for her adopted daughter.
             Later in the story, Victor blames his downfalls on his mother and the ways in which she raised him. He makes his downfalls out to be her fault. He says that the ex...